Lower cortisol level in response to a psychosocial stressor in young females with self-harm

Highlights • Blood cortisol levels during the Trier Social Stress Test were assessed in a group of female adolescents (n = 130), using larger sample sizes than in former trials. • Participants with self-harm (n = 21) showed lower cortisol levels. • This study adds to former work showing an altered H...

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Published in:	Psychoneuroendocrinology Vol. 76; pp. 84 - 87
Main Authors:	Plener, Paul L, Zohsel, Katrin, Hohm, Erika, Buchmann, Arlette F, Banaschewski, T, Zimmermann, Ulrich S, Laucht, Manfred
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Ltd 01-02-2017
Subjects:	Adolescent Adolescent Behavior Cortisol Endocrinology & Metabolism Female Humans Hydrocortisone - blood Nonsuicidal self-injury Psychiatry Self-harm Self-Injurious Behavior - blood Stress, Psychological - blood Trier Social Stress Test TSST Trier Social Stress Test Cortisol Self-harm Nonsuicidal self-injury TSST
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Summary:	Highlights • Blood cortisol levels during the Trier Social Stress Test were assessed in a group of female adolescents (n = 130), using larger sample sizes than in former trials. • Participants with self-harm (n = 21) showed lower cortisol levels. • This study adds to former work showing an altered HPA-axis response to social stressors in individuals with self-harm.
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ISSN:	0306-4530 1873-3360
DOI:	10.1016/j.psyneuen.2016.11.009